“The Will of God” and “The Will of the Lord”

It is the will of God that we fulfill all His will which is revealed in the Bible. A lot of the will of God is simply being obedient to His Word where we are. There are also the questions of where the Lord would have us to live work etc. The following are the specific New Testament references to the “will of God” and the “will of Lord”. It is noticeable that they are never mentioned with anything of a spectacular nature.

THE WILL OF GOD DONE BY THE GODHEAD

Christ Delivering Believers From The Present Evil World

Gal 1:4 “Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:”

The Holy Spirit Intercedes For Us According To The Will Of God

Rom 8:27 “And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”

THE WILL OF GOD AND THE LORD IS KNOWABLE AND CAN BE DONE

The Will Of God And Of The Lord, Can Be Understood

Hebrews 10:36 “For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” They must have known the will of God before they did it.

Eph 5:17 “Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.” This is written in the context of walking circumspectly (v15) and redeeming the time (v16).

Prayer To Stand Perfect And Complete In All The Will Of God

Col 4:12 “Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.”

The Will Of God Can Be Proved In Our Lives And Is Associated With The Renewing Of Our Minds In God’s Truth And Love

Rom 12:2 “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

The Will Of God Can Be Done

Hebrews 10:36 “For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.”

THE WILL OF GOD IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Believers Are To Be Set Apart For God And Abstain From Immorality

1Thess 4:3-4 “For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour.”

Giving Thanks In Everything

1Thess 5:18 “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”

To Do Well

1Peter 2:15 “For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.”

Sometimes It Is The Will Of God That The Believer Suffers For Doing Well (This Is Acceptable To God) And Then The Believer Should Commit Themselves To God

1Peter 3:17 “For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.”

1Peter 4:19 “Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.”

Believers Exhorted To Do The Will Of God At Work

Eph 6:6 “Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.”

FULFILMENT OF THE WILL OF GOD/THE LORD

We Need The Desire To Do The Will Of God About Where We Go

Rom 1:10 “Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.”

Here it is associated with joy. – Rom 15:32 “That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.”

The Will Of God Is What God Has Gifted Us For And Called Us To

This principle is seen in Paul: (although from Acts c1 I do not think that we have apostles today as one of the conditions is that must have seen the Lord):

1Cor 1:1 “Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother.”

2Cor 1:1 “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia.”

Eph 1:1 “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus.”

Col 1:1 “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother.”

2Tim 1:1 “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus.”

DOING THE WILL OF GOD EVIDENCES THAT WE ARE IN THE FAMILY OF GOD

The Lord’s Words About The Will Of God And The Family Of God

Mark 3:35 “For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.”

After Salvation The Believer Is To Live According To The Will Of God

1Peter 4:2 “That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.”

Those Who Fulfil The Will Of God Evidence Being Saved And So Will Live Forever

1John 2:17 “And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”

EXAMPLES OF DOING THE WILL OF GOD

David

Acts 13:36 “For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption.”

Believers Giving Themselves Unto The Lord And To The Apostles

2Cor 8:5 “And this they (the churches of Macedonia – v1) did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.”

The Believers Bow To What Paul Considers To Be The Will Of The Lord In His Life

Acts 21:14 “And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.”